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Macau received 6.7M visitors during the summer, 93.4% of 2019 levels

Macau welcomed 6.7 million visitors during the summer vacation, marking an 11.7 percent increase from the previous year. This figure represents a recovery to 93.4 percent of the levels seen in 2019, with a daily average of 107,764 tourist arrivals.

According to data released by the Public Security Police Force, Macau’s control points recorded a total of 37.8 million border crossings from July to August, with a daily average of 609,794 trips. These figures surpass pre-COVID levels, reflecting an increase of 12.5 percent compared to the same period last year and 11.9 percent compared to 2019.

The summer also saw three record-breaking single-day highs in passenger traffic, with the current peak being set on August 24th, when 753,580 crossings were recorded.

Additionally, several control points in Macau set new records for the highest number of arrivals and departures on a single day during the summer vacation.

The Border Gate reached a new one-day record of 399,580 border crossings on August 24th, while the Hengqin Macau Port recorded 88,517 border crossings on the same day.

Hengqin port, Macau

On July 26th, the Airport Immigration Terminal set a new post-pandemic record with 26,917 border crossings in a single day.

Viviana Chan
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Viviana Chan is an editor, interpreter, and journalist. With over a decade of experience, she writes in English, Chinese, and Portuguese. Viviana started her career in Macau-based newspapers, where she became passionate about the region's social, financial, and cultural development. Her writing focuses on the economy, emerging industries, gaming development, political affairs, and cross cultural-exchange in the business and cultural domains. She is avid for news and eager to discover and cover stories that generate public relevance.

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